Edward K. Schnittker

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — St. Louis, MO

Accident

End of Watch June 4, 1930

Age 36

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

The Vigil Panel 59 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 175

Incident

Police Officer Edward Schnittker was struck and killed by a train at the Lindell-Union crossing while he and his partner were on motorcycle patrol. The two officers had stopped at the closed gates and waited for five minutes but did not see any train approaching. As the gates went up the two officers began to proceed, but both motorcycles were struck by a train. Officer Schnittker's partner's bike was struck in the rear and he was able to jump off without receiving major injuries. The gateman and the train engineers were all arrested and held pending an inquest on why the gates came up before the train passed.

Survivors

Officer Schnittker had been with the agency for seven years and was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Schnittker gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schnittker.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Location St. Louis, MO

Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 4, 1930

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Edward K. Schnittker is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 56 of 176 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

of 176 officers

31.8% Accident

MO — Statewide

237

of 813 officers

29.2% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident